Antonio Emmanuilowitsch Spadawekkia

Antonio Emmanuilovich Spadawekkia ( Antonio Spadavecchia ) ( Russian Антонио Эммануилович Спадавеккиа ; born May 21 ^{. Jul} / 3. June 1907 ^greg. In Odessa , † 7. February 1988 ) was a Soviet composer .

life and work

Spadawekkia was of Italian descent and studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Vissarion Schebalin and later with Sergei Prokofiev . After graduating in 1937, he worked as a music teacher and freelance composer.

In addition to ten operas and two ballets , he composed a symphonic suite , an overture on Bashkir folk songs, a piano concerto, chamber music works, songs , plays and film scores .

Spadawekkia died on February 7, 1988 and was buried in the Kunzewo Cemetery in Moscow .

Spadawekkia had been a member of the CPSU since 1944 . In 1977 he received the award “People's Artist of the RSFSR ”.

Aladin and the Magic Lamp (Children's Opera)

Letter from a stranger ( mono-opera based on the novella of the same name by Stefan Zweig)

The good soldier Schweik

The biting fly (based on the work of the same name by Ethel Lilian Voynich )

personal data
SURNAME	Spadawekkia, Antonio Emmanuilowitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Спадавеккиа, Антонио Эммануилович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	soviet composer
DATE OF BIRTH	June 3, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH	Odessa
DATE OF DEATH	February 7, 1988